Attachment for lamps.



PATENTED JUNE 12,.1906.

J. M. OROPPER. ATTACHMENT FOR LAMPS.

APPLICATION FILED NOV.10, 1905.

WITNESSES formed into UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 12, 1906.

Application filed November 10,1905. Serial No. 286,682.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN M. ORorPER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Blanchester, in the county of Clinton and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Attachments for Lamps, of which the following is a specification.

This invention is an attachment for lamps, the object being to provide a cheap and simple device by means of which an ordinary hand-lamp can be quickly and easily transand carried about as a lantern; and another object is to provide an attachment of such construction that the device can be used as a lamp-stove when desired for heating water, milk, or the like.

Another object of the invention is to provide an attachment of such construction that a lamp will be guarded against downdrafts while being carried about as a lantern; and a still further object is to provide for the easy adjustment of the securing parts, so that the attachment can be connected to various sizes of lamps or lamp-chimneys.

With these various objects in View my invention consists, essentially, inthe employment of a hood which is adapted to rest above and envelop the upper end of the lamp-chimney, said hook having spring-arms connected to the interior thereof, the upper portions of said spring-arms being bent to engage the upper edge of the lamp-chimney, the lower ends of said arms being shaped to engage the bottom plate of the lamp-burner, said hood being provided with a suitable bail or handle pivotally connected thereto and capable of eing turned down or up, as desired, the top portion of the hood being adapted to serve as a support for a warming utensil when desired.

The invention consists also in certain details of construction hereinafter fully described, pointed out in the claims, and shown in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view showing my invention applied to a lamp. Fig. 2 is a sectional view of the hood and illustratin the manner of connecting the spring-arms t ore to. Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view of one if the spring-arms disconnected from the In the drawings I have shown my invention applied to an ordinary lamp consisting of the foundation or base, the burner, and chimney.

In constructing an attachment in accordance with my invention I employ a hood A, which is preferably made of sheet metal, essentially dome-shaped, and the upper portion thereof is perforated, as shown at A, and this perforated portion is surrounded upon the exterior by means of a flange A which serves as a support or rest for a cup or dish whenever. the lamp is used as a lamp-stove.

The hood is adapted to rest above the upper end of the lamp-chimney and envelop the same, and for the purpose of so connecting the hood I employ spring-arms B, which are connected to the interior of the hood, upon opposite sides thereof, the upper ends of said spring-arms engaging the upper end of the lamp-chimney, while the lower ends engage the bottom plate of the lamp-burner, and thereby form a complete article, consisting of the lamp and frame for carrying the same.

In practice I prefer to form each springarm B from a single piece of wire, Which is bent centrally, as shown at B, said portion being bent downwardly and inwardly, as shown, for the purpose of engaging the top of the lamp-chimney. The portions of the Wire are then carried down in parallel relation, as shown at B twisted intermediate their ends, as shown at B and bent into hooks B at the ends for the purpose of engaging the bottom plate of the burner.

The lower portions of the spring-arms can be easily bent to accommodate different sizes and shapes of lamps and burners, and the upper ends B can also be bent to con form to the top of the chimney, which they are to engage.

C indicates the bail or handle, by means of which the lamp and attachment are carried around, said bail or handle being connected to the opposite exterior edges of the hood by means of ears D, said ears being preferably made of Wire, and for the purpose of making a strong and simple article I preferably utilize the ears not only for the purpose of securing the spring-arms, and to accomplish this I construct each ear with an eye D, which is engaged by the eye C of the bail or handle, and the ends D of the ears are projected through the hood and bent around the members of the spring-arms, as most clearly shown in Fig. 2. 1

An attachment constructed as herein shown and described is exceedingly cheap and simple, highly eflioient, and can be quickly and easily attached to and detached from the ordinary lamp. Furthermore, when the lamp is used as a lantern and is carried about by the bail or handle the hood will prevent downdrafts through the chimney, and whenever it is desired to use the lamp as a stove for the purpose of Warming water, milk, and the like a cup or small vessel can be supported upon the top of the hood and the contents thereof quickly heated.

It will thus be seen that I provide a lamp attachment capable of carrying out all of the objects hereinbefore referred to.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A lamp attachment comprising a hood, spring-arms connected to the interior thereof, the up er ends of said arms being bent downward y for engagement with the top of the chimney and the bottom of the arms bent inwardly for engagement with the bottom of the burner, and a bail hinged to the exterior of the hood.

2. A lamp attachment comprising a hood, spring-arms connected to the interior of the hood, ears connected to the hood, the ends of each ear passing through the hood having inwardly-projecting upper portions and securing the spring-arms thereto, and the bail or handle pivotally connected to the ears as set forth.

3. A lamp attachment comprising a hood, the upper portion of which is perforated, said perforated portion being surrounded by an exterior upwardly-projecting flange, springarms connected to the interior of the hood and the bail connected to the exterior of the hood, as set forth.

4. A lamp attachment comprisin a hood, the bail pivotally connected with t e hood, wire ears provided with eyes having their ends extending through said hood, and connected to the hood and the spring-arms connected to the interior of the hood, each arm being formed of a single piece of wire, and comprising a central portion bent downwardly within the hood, the parallel depending portions, the intermediate twisted portions of the hooked ends, all arranged substantially as described.

JOHN M. CHOPPER.

Witnesses:

B. D. Soorr, GEO. DECK. 

